logname
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Initial release | 1982 |
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Operating system | Unix and Unix-like |
Platform | Cross-platform |
Type | Command |
License | GNU GPL v3 |
In computer software, logname (stands for Login Name) is a program in Unix and Unix-like operating systems that prints the name of the user who is currently logged in on the terminal. It usually corresponds to the LOGNAME variable in the system-state environment (but this variable could have been modified).
History[edit]
The logname system call and command appeared for the first time in UNIX System III. The author of the version of logname
bundled in GNU coreutils is unknown.[1] The command is available as a separate package for Microsoft Windows as part of the UnxUtils collection of native Win32 ports of common GNU Unix-like utilities.[2]
Usage[edit]
$ logname --help Usage: logname [OPTION] Print the name of the current user. --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Logname(1): Print user's login name - Linux man page".
- ^ "Native Win32 ports of some GNU utilities". unxutils.sourceforge.net.
External links[edit]
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- The Single UNIX Specification, Version 4 from The Open Group : return the user's login name – Shell and Utilities Reference,